Clear vs Things To Do

Clear

• People who want a list app with as little interface as possible
• Shared grocery or packing lists with people who do not have the app
• Users motivated by sounds, themes and unlockable rewards

Things To Do

• Plain to-do, grocery and packing lists on Apple devices
• People who want a free app with no ads and no account
• Reusing the same shopping or packing list each time

Clear

• Reminders, repeating tasks, archiving, widgets and the Apple Watch app all require Clear Pro.
• Cloud sync between devices and Clear Web are Pro features that are still labeled beta.
• Clear Pro's billing terms are not on the vendor's site; the App Store lists it at $3.99 and Google Play shows in-app purchases from $3.99 to $29.99.
• Some shared-list controls, such as member limits and removing people, are marked as iPhone first.

Things To Do

• There is no separate Mac version: Apple silicon Macs run the iPhone and iPad app, and there is no Android, Windows or web version.
• The App Store listing requires iOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5 or macOS 26.5 or later.
• Lists leave the app only as exported text or a printout; the guide describes no lists that several people edit together.
• The vendor's guide covers no due dates or reminders; the only dates are trip dates on Travel lists.

Clear

Gesture controls

Every action is a gesture: swipe right to complete, swipe left to delete, pull down to create, pinch apart to insert between two rows, and shake to undo.

Heat-map lists

Each list is colored as a heat map that highlights the most important tasks. A long press picks up an item so it can be dragged to a new position.

Shared lists

A list is shared with a link that opens in the iPhone app, the Android app or a browser with nothing to install. Edits reach every device at once, and sharing does not need Pro.

Themes, sounds and collectibles

There are 398 themes, about 150 app icons, more than 80 fonts and 20 sound packs. Completing tasks drops collectibles at random; 9 themes are free and the rest come with Pro.

Reminders and repeating tasks

Clear Pro adds reminders and deadlines with Complete, Reschedule and Snooze actions, along with repeating tasks and list archiving.

Widgets, Apple Watch and sync

Pro members get interactive Home and Lock Screen widgets, the Apple Watch app, and Clear Cloud sync with Clear Web, which the vendor labels beta.

Things To Do

Three list types

A list is a To-Do, Shopping or Travel list, each with its own behavior, and its type can be switched later. The app asks first when a switch would change headers, locks or trip dates.

Headers, stars and reordering

Shopping and Travel lists group items under section headers, starred items rise to the top, and items are dragged into any order.

Reusable lists with locked items

Uncheck All resets a Shopping or Travel list for the next use. An item marked Keep Completed stays checked through the reset.

Trip dates on Travel lists

A Travel list takes a start and end date and shows how many nights the trip lasts, with packing items grouped by section.

iCloud sync without an account

Changes appear on every device signed in to the same iCloud account. There is no separate app account, and the data stays in the user's own iCloud.

Import, export and print

A list can be created from pasted text with one item per line, and any list or single task can be exported as text, copied or printed from the share sheet.

Clear

• Free$0

  All 10 signature gestures, 9 themes, every icon and font, 20 sound packs, shared lists with real-time collaboration and iCloud backup.

• Clear Pro$3.99

  billing period not shown on the App Store listing

  389 more themes with per-list theming, reminders, repeating tasks, archiving, widgets, the Apple Watch app, and Clear Cloud sync with Clear Web in beta.

Things To Do

• Free$0

  Every feature: multiple lists, the three list types, iCloud sync, and text import, export and printing. No in-app purchases are listed.